Monthly Archives: December 2008

The plight of a mid-major (updated)

Posted on 20 December 2008 by

With approximately seven minutes to go before my beloved Xavier Musketeers take on Duke, I decide to click on ESPN.com (beta!). Big mistake. They’re highlighting what promises to be a great Saturday of college hoops, with stories and pictures from … Continue reading →

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With only eight days till Christmas . . .

Posted on 17 December 2008 by

the New Haven Advocate publishes my review of Mark Barrowcliffe’s The Elfish Gene: Dungeons, Dragons, and Growing Up Strange. Read it here, then forward to Santa.

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Stating the Obvious

Posted on 16 December 2008 by

[x-posted at Gelf] Recession and print-death be damned—this week’s Sports Illustrated is surprisingly good, with arresting essays on Baron Davis and Russian sports moguls. But that doesn’t mean it’s perfect. Time was, Rick Reilly owned SI‘s back page, sending off … Continue reading →

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